THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, November 12, 1994 TAG: 9411120174
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B2 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
LENGTH: Short : 38 lines
For the second consecutive year, Virginia Beach is hosting the festivities surrounding the 48th annual Oyster Bowl.
The weekend started with an oyster roast at the 24th Street Park Friday night and continues today with a parade running along Atlantic Avenue from 16th to 31st streets.
Those events were moved last year from Norfolk to Virginia Beach primarily for financial reasons, said Bill Pulliam, a member of the Khedive Shrine and director of this year's Oyster Bowl Festival.
``The city of Norfolk just charged us too much money,'' Pulliam said. ``By the time we paid for parade permits, barricades, police and everything else, it was costing us over $3,000 to put the parade on.
``Virginia Beach is doing it for nothing.''
Reduced costs means more money can be donated directly to the Shriner's Hospital for Burned and Crippled Children.
This year's football contest, between The Citadel and Virginia Military Institute, boasts an intense rivalry in a region thick with alumni from both schools.
Today's parade steps off at 10 a.m. at Atlantic Avenue and 16th Street.
A crowd in the thousands is expected for high school marching bands, floats, horses, traditional parade trimmings,and a large contingent from the Khedive Shrine.
Former Washington Redskins' center Jeff Bostic is parade marshal.
Game kickoff is scheduled for 3:38 at Foreman Field in Norfolk.
Both sides of the stands are nearly sold out. by CNB